
	Where results make sense

Topic: Rabri Devi

Related Topics

Laloo Yadav

Sheila Dikshit

Mayawati

Bihar

List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Sanjay Gandhi

Tom Foley

Patna

1917

Last name

Patna, India

Uttar Pradesh

Bhojpuri language

Tamil Nadu

278 BCE

In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Rabri Devi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rabri Devi (born 1959) has served three terms as the Chef Minister, of Bihar, India, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party.
		Rabri Devi was born in 1959 in the family of Sri Sib Prasad Chaudhary of Salarkalan, Line Bazar, Gopalganj.
		Rabri Devi's installation as the Chief Minister of Bihar was considered as one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions of the entire Indian Political history because she was a traditional housewife and had neither interest nor any earlier experience in politics prior to governorship of the state of Bihar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rabri_Devi (435 words)

	India Today States [Bihar: Mother's Methods]
		Rabri Devi uses her rustic intelligence and domestic instincts to give the state a stable adminstration and to consolidate her husband's political base.
		The firmness with which Rabri Devi acted has surprised many who had maintained all this while that she was a mere puppet in the hands of her incarcerated husband Laloo Prasad Yadav.
		Rabri Devi has distanced herself from them, especially Sadhu and Subhash, on Laloo's advice, reportedly because he was worried by the ambitions of Sadhu, who had obtained the signatures of about 50 RJD legislators in a bid to succeed him.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/13101997/bihar.html (1281 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rabri Devi, Bihar?s chief minister, has arrived and slogans hailing her drown the clatter of the still-spinning rotors of the helicopter.
		Rabri Devi, the party says, is next only to her husband in popularity in rural Bihar.
		But that Rabri Devi has arrived in her own way is underscored by what many see as a sure sign of political astuteness: a reluctance to give up the chief minister?s chair.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050130/asp/opinion/story_4311828.asp (1720 words)

	bihartimes.com : A Passage to Bihar(news-Dec.2006)
		Rabri Devi said her faith in the judiciary was proved right.
		Rabri Devi, who was the state's chief minister for ten years, did not hide her happiness as she said: "Hum nyayalay ko dhanyabad karte hain, hame nyay mila hain (I thank the judiciary for giving us justice)."
		"It was party time inside the sprawling bungalow with 'memsaheb' (Rabri Devi) and 'saheb' (Lalu Prasad) and their children and RJD leaders laughing and sharing sweets," said a staff member of the household after the verdict.
	www.bihartimes.com /news06/Dec/18121.html (620 words)

	Tough battle awaits Rabri Devi
		Rabri's election representative and a former Bihar minister Bhola Rai, who had vacated the seat in 1995 to make way for Lalu Prasad, claims there was no hurdle in the way for Rabri Devi who will win hands down as the Yadavs would ultimately vote for her en masse.
		Rabri Devi had defeated Rajiv Ranjan of LJP by a margin of 25,261 votes in the February assembly poll.
		Rabri, was elected for the first time from Raghopur in 2001 defeating her nearest JD-U rival Beera Devi by over 63,000 votes.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/oct/23rabri.htm (971 words)

	India News : Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi acquitted in Assets case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rabri Devi was accused of abetting her husband.
		Lalu Prasad was the main accused in the case while his wife was charged by CBI with aiding and abetting her husband in the alleged crime.
		The name of then chief minister Rabri Devi was included in the chargesheet for abetment of the offence under Section 109 IPC read with Section 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=924030 (467 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rabri Devi is nothing more than a homemade rubber stamp Laloo conjured from his pocket when he saw power slipping out of his hands.
		Rabri Devi, ladies and gentlemen, is the most durable joke on popular democracy and governance.
		Rabri Devi went into a wailing fit when Laloo burst into their private rooms on July 25, 1997 and decreed she was taking oath as he was surrendering to the law in the fodder scam cases.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main.asp?filename=Ne030604laloo.asp (718 words)

	News Headings
		The Governor was informed of the decision by RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav and Mrs Rabri Devi.
		He said Mrs Rabri Devi would alone take the oath of office and secrecy today while the rest of her Cabinet would be administered the oath tomorrow.
		The Rabri Devi government which has been in power for over one-and-a-half years was dismissed on February 12 and the state assembly kept under suspended animation for the first time in the histroy of Bihar after imposition of President’s rule.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99mar10/head1.htm (567 words)

	Rabri Devi elected RJD legislature party leader : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The RJD legislature party on Friday elected former chief minister Rabri Devi as its leader setting the stage for her appointment as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly.
		The RJD members of the bicameral legislature held the meeting at Rabri's residence where former minister Jagadanand Singh moved the proposal for her election which was accepted unanimously.
		Rabri Devi has been authorised to nominate the office bearers of RJD legislative groups in the two houses of legislature, Siddiqui added.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Dec/05/181_1556545,001301960000.htm (186 words)

	'Why the drama, Sushma? Just resign?'
		Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Monday told senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and outgoing Union Parliamentary Affairs Sushma Swaraj to stop the posturing and quit her Rajya Sabha seat if she did not like the idea of seeing Sonia Gandhi as prime minister.
		And while she is at it, Swaraj could also persuade her like-minded colleagues in the BJP to quit their seats in Parliament, Rabri Devi suggested.
		Rabri Devi's Rashtriya Janata Dal, led by her husband Laloo Prasad Yadav, is one of the Congress' staunchest allies.
	in.rediff.com /election/2004/may/17rjd.htm (453 words)

	Rabri Devi looks for rented house : Rabri Devi, Bihar, accomodation, rented : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN
		HOUSING CONCERNS: Rabri Devi alleges it is difficult to live in her present accomodation as it is in a dipalated condition.
		Rabri says that she is disgusted with the treatment that she received regarding the provision of residential accommodation.
		The present accommodation provided to her was in a dilapidated condition and was leaking from various spots, she alleged and said it was difficult to live in such a condition as monsoon was on the cards.
	www.ibnlive.com /news/rabri-devi-looks-for-rented-house/15527-4.html (321 words)

	Bihar: Awaiting Rabri Devi’s resignation
		What is shocking is that chief minister Rabri Devi did not feel it necessary to resign even after she was granted bail by a special CBI court and that too after furnishing two bonds of Rs two lakh each.
		It is also pertinent to remember that Rabri Devi first became chief minister when her husband had to resign following his chargesheeting and arrest by the CBI in the fodder scam case.
		The demand for Rabri Devi’s resignation and in case of her refusal to do so, her dismissal by the governor, is growing.
	www.assam.org /news/ac/bihar_awaiting_rabri_devi.htm (606 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : Lalu, Rabri acquitted
		PATNA: The Special CBI court on Monday acquitted Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his wife and former Chief Minister, Rabri Devi, in the disproportionate assets case.
		Rabri Devi under the Prevention of Corruption Act and pronounced a one line ruling absolving them of all the charges levelled.
		Rabri Devi were present in the courtroom and reacted to the verdict with heads bowed.
	www.thehindu.com /2006/12/19/stories/2006121911580100.htm (511 words)

	Times of India / Telegraph. 9-12 March 1999
		Since the Jehanabad massacres and the subsequent axe on the Rabri government had put the Dalit issue at the centre of the debate on President’s rule in Bihar, Laloo harped on his duty towards Dalits.
		The Samata Party advanced the untenable claim that dismissal of Mrs Rabri Devi was a promise it had made in its election manifesto.
		The Rabri Devi government was ``wrongly'' dismissed by the Centre in violation of the Constitution, he said.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/SouthAsia/bihar/09mr99.html (4957 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It isn’t a matter of great debate that Laloo Yadav’s installation of Rabri Devi as chief minister of Bihar when he could not avoid going to jail in the fodder case was an unethical and unprincipled act of desperation.
		Rabri Devi was then chief of Laloo’s kitchen, where she still spends more time than most chief ministers are able to.
		Rabri Devi had been elected unanimously by the legislature party, she still had six months to enter the legislature.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main10.asp?filename=Ne012905the_mirror.asp (508 words)

	Rabri Devi sworn in as Bihar CM, NDA furious
		PATNA, MARCH 11: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rabri Devi was on Saturday sworn in as the 30th Chief Minister of Bihar at a ceremony boycotted by the National Democratic Alliance leaders in protest against Governor V C Pande's decision to hand over the reins of power to her.
		Rabri Devi assumed office once again after eight-day gap during which Nitish Kumar was appointed the chief minister before bowing out of office on Friday in the face of a certain defeat on the confidence motion.
		The CBI had on March 8 sought the Governor's permission to prosecute Laloo and Rabri, a co-accused, in case No 5/a 98 relating to amassing wealth to the tune of Rs 42.52 lakh in excess of their known source of income.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000312/ina12039.html (573 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Tough choices for Rabri Devi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The framing of charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi raises the question as to whether she should step down from her position.
		Most legal experts agree that Rabri Devi's political opponents have nothing other than a moral argument to support their efforts to get her to stand down.
		Ironically, Rabri Devi now finds herself in a similar position to her husband when he was chief minister.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/702804.stm (377 words)

	Rabri Devi
		PATNA: Contrary to CBI counsel LR Ansari's assertion that the disproportionate assets (DA) case against railway minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi...
		Rabri Devi (born 1959) is the 30th chief minister of Bihar (Term: March 11, 2000 - 2005 (5 years)).
		Rabri Devi for making derogatory comments against the Speaker of the House Uday Narayan Chowdhary on Tuesday.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/r/ra/rabri_devi.html (188 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His eldest daughter, Misa Bharati, apparently hoped to succeed her mother when Rabri was chargesheeted in a case of unaccounted wealth.
		Rabri’s brothers and other relatives have allegedly cornered more than 24 residential and commercial plots at Line Bazar near Selarkala, her native village.
		The defeat has left Rabri in a dilemma as she has to vacate the 1, Anne Marg residence for the new chief minister.
	www.the-week.com /25dec18/currentevents_article1.htm (772 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As head of the government, Rabri Devi had an easy time with senior ministers helping her inside the House and husband Lalu Prasad doubling for her outside.
		To add to Rabri Devi’s problems, poll allies Congress and CPM have already begun distancing themselves from the RJD, obliquely blaming its 15 years of “non-performance” for the National Democratic Alliance’s impressive victory.
		We do not think Rabri Devi would be able to generate any degree of confidence among the Opposition members,” general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1051128/asp/nation/story_5530859.asp (449 words)

	Rabri Devi stakes claim to form govt in Bihar-India-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PATNA: Caretaker Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Saturday called on Bihar Governor Buta Singh and formally staked claim to form the next RJD government in the state.
		Rabri Devi submitted to the Governor a list of 75 MLAs of the party, besides letters of support received from AICC secretary in charge of Bihar affairs Harikesh Bahadur and BSP chief Mayawati.
		So he should invite Rabri Devi, who has been already elected leader of the RJD legislature party, to form the government.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1041803.cms (278 words)

	Bihar: Act II, Scene I
		It is true that Rabri Devi did not have majority support at that time as the Congress support came later and her incumbent government had lost the majority in the general election signifying the rejection by the electorate.
		There is a strong feeling among a section of the Congress leaders against participation in the Rabri Devi government because of the uncompromising plank of the party for ending Laloo-Rabri "jungle raj" in Bihar during the polls.
		The CPI with five and the CPI(ML) with six members are not expected to support Rabri Devi as they committed themselves in the just concluded elections to oppose both the NDA and the RJD.
	www.assam.org /news/ac/bihar_act_ii_scene_i.htm (476 words)

	The Hindu : Rabri Devi revisited
		In sharp contrast to her seemingly irrepressible husband, she continues to retain the sober demeanour and quiet dignity that were evident from the moment she was catapulted into public life four years ago.
		In any case, Rabri Devi was only too happy to admit that she was a "gharelu" (home-bound) woman when she was suddenly forced into the Chief Minister's chair in the wake of her husband's last- minute resignation as the controversy over his role in the "fodder scam" threatened to engulf him.
		According to Rabri Devi, she supports the hitherto ill-fated legislation to reserve seats for women in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/09/09/stories/1309078b.htm (2237 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		PATNA, April 4 (PTI, UNI) — The Rabri Devi government in Bihar today plunged into a crisis within three weeks of assuming office with a CBI court passing order for issuance of non-bailable warrants of arrests against Chief Minister Rabri Devi and her husband and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav in a disproportionate asset case.
		Mr Yadav’s counsel Janardan Rai told reporters that the RJD chief in his petition before the court had contended that the CBI had to secure the permission of the state government for instituting fresh cases relating to the fodder scam of which the disproportionate asset case was an offshoot.
		Meanwhile, RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav firmly rejected the Opposition demand for the resignation of Chief Minister Rabri Devi even as the NDA mounted pressure on her for demitting office.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000405/main1.htm (654 words)

	Rabri Devi to approach election commission
		Former Bihar chief minister and Raghopur constituency MLA Rabri Devi has Thursday threatened to approach the Election Commission of India protesting against the state government's decision to shift a pontoon bridge from her constituency to Bhagalpur ahead of the parliamentary by polls there.
		The pontoon bridge or the "peepa pool", as it is called locally, was constructed over the Ganga river during her government as a gift to the people of her constituency.
		Rabri Devi's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has already warned to launch an agitation against the government's move to shift the bridge.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20061019/484075.html (316 words)

	PunjabNewsline.com - Fodder scam: Lalu, Rabri acquitted by court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PATNA: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi were Monday acquitted of all charges in a seven-year-old high-stakes disproportionate assets case in which an adverse verdict would have had ramifications on the UPA Government at the Centre.
		Lalu, 58, and Rabri Devi, former Bihar Chief Minister, were present inside the jam-packed court room here when CBI Judge Muni Lal Paswan made a brief pronouncement acquitting them of all charges in the case.
		While Lalu was accused by the CBI of amassing property worth Rs 46 lakhs above his known source of income between 1990 and 1997 as the then Bihar Chief Minister, his wife was charged with abetting him in the alleged crime.
	www.punjabnewsline.com /content/view/2149/38 (332 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)